Recommended Reference Tools in the Library's Collection

Books in the library's collection:

Ref T56 .M39 2001 Maynard's industrial engineering handbook
Ref TA 151 .C57 2003 Civil engineering handbook
Ref TA 33 .S73 2005 Standard handbook of engineering calculations
Ref TA 402 .B73 Materials handbook
Ref TA 407.2 .R6 2012 Roark's formulas for stress and strain
Ref TA 459 .D53 2012 Dictionary of metals
TG 9 .J64 2002 Encyclopedia of bridges and tunnels
TH 851 .M56 2010 Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures (copies of different editions are available for request from the UA Science library and Ohiolink catalog)
Ref TJ 151 . M3 2004 Machinery's handbook: a reference book for the mechanical engineer, designer, manufacturing engineer, draftsman toolmaker and machinist (print and online)
TJ 151 .M37 11th edition 2007 Marks' standard handbook for mechanical engineers (print and On-line)

Online

Knovel has gathered together, on a single powerful research platform, over 800 essential reference books and databases from the world's leading scientific publishers and professional societies in 18 industrially important subject areas.
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Civil engineering formulas
Civil engineer's reference book
Computational colour science using MATLAB.
Differential equations for engineers
Dynamics and control of switched electronic systems : advanced perspectives for modeling, simulation and control of power converters
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering Reference handbook
Encyclopedia of Vibration
Engineers' and mechanics' pocket-book : containing United States and foreign weights and measures
Engineering mathematics
Eshbach's handbook of engineering fundamentals4th edition is available for check out at the library
Essential MATLAB for engineers and scientists
Illustrated dictionary of electronics 8th edition. The 7th edition is available for check out at the library
Materials handbook : a concise desktop reference
Mechanical engineers' handbook. Energy and power
Signals and systems with MATLAB
Springer handbook of mechanical engineering
System dynamics : modeling and simulation of mechatronic systems

Recommended Databases:

Aerospace Database currently includes over 3.6M records from periodicals, conference papers, trade journals, magazines, books, patents and technical reports, with indexing back to the early 1960's. Covers all aspects of applied research in the aerospace and space science.
Abstract in New Technology This database contains a comprehensive index to world literature on technological and engineering innovations and includes US patents back to 1971.
Academic Search Complete, designed specifically for academic institutions, is the world's most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text periodicals, including 4,400 peer-reviewed journals. View Tip sheet
American Society of Civil Engineering Journal includes all 30 journals of ASCE.
ASME Digital Library offers thousands of titles including some of the profession's most prestigious journals, conference proceedings, and ASME Press books.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering abstract provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
Civil Engineering Abstract provides indexing and abstracts from more than 4,000 current serial and non-serial titles, including content from ASCE and ICE. The database currently includes over 1M records from periodicals, conference papers, trade journals, magazines, books, patents and technical reports, with indexing back to the early 1960s. It covers all civil aspects from architecture, structural design and construction engineering to environmental, seismic engineering and forensics.
Engineered Materials Abstracts is a comprehensive index to world literature on engineered materials such as polymers, plastics, rubber, ceramics and composites. The database addresses manufacturing practices, properties and applications of these materials.
EJC Full text of 6000+ research journals
EI Engineering Village is a cross database searching service offering a wide range of resources covering applied science and engineering. Databases include: Compendex, EI Patents, GeoBase, NTIS and Referex. Compendex contains references and abstracts from some 5,000 engineering journals, conferences and technical reports covering all engineering disciplines. click here for detailed information
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INSPEC Index and abstracts to articles, proceedings, books, and reports in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology.
Science Citation Index Expanded (ISI Web of Science) Index, abstracts, and cited references for articles in the sciences. Includes or has links to full text.
Technology Research Database is the total technology research solution, indexing world literature on technology and applied science, including materials science, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, condensed matter physics, computer science and electronic engineering

View a tutorial: Performed an advance search using EBSCO Host Databases
View a tutorial: Perform a basic search using EBSCO host databases

Recommended Periodicals

E-Journals:

E-Journal Finder: Access full text titles from a variety of databases

Advanced robotics
Archive of applied mechanics
Building services engineering research & technology
Electrical engineering
Engineering
Engineering computations
Engineering structures
International journal of dynamics of fluids
Journal of vibration and control
Mechanics of materials
Robotica

Recommended Websites:

Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) serves the DoD community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today .
IEEE Author Digital Toolbox contains tools and information to assist with article preparation and submission, the article proof review process, and ordering reprints.
KhanAcademy is a nonprofit organization for students and professionals.Students can make use of our extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments from any computer with access to the web.
MatWeb Data sheets for over 76,000 metals, plastics, ceramics, and composites.
National Technical Information Service serves as the largest central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today.
Office of Scientific and Technical Information's (OSTI) Science Conference Proceedings Portal This distributed portal provides access to science and technology conference proceedings and conference papers from a number of authoritative sites (professional societies and national labs, largely) whose areas of interest in the physical sciences and technology intersect those of the Department of Ener
Ohio Revised Code: Chapter 3781: Building Standards
Ohio Revised Code: Chapter 3791: Building Standards: Offense and Penaltie
OSHA Standards Contains a searchable index and fulltext from Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations and much more. "Regulations" tab.
Reference and Technical report for Engineers
Science.gov searches over 40 databases and 1,950 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including research and development results.
Solv-DB The purpose of SOLV-DB is to help you find a wide variety of data on solvents quickly and easily. Including: Health and Safety considerations involved in choosing and using solvents, Chemical and Physical data affecting the suitability of a particular solvent for a wide range of potential applications, Regulatory responsibilities, including exposure and effluent limits, hazard classification status with respect to several key statutes, and selected reporting requirements, Environmental Fate data
Standards.Gov offers background materials and useful links for locating information about the use of standards in government. Our primary focus is on federal agency use of standards for regulatory and procurement purposes.
Technical Report Archive and Image Library (TRAIL) A collaborative project to digitize, archive, and provide persistent and unrestricted access to federal technical reports issued prior to 1975 as well as more recent reports.

Professional Organizations:

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Mechanical Engineers
National Academies
National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying
National Society of Professional Engineers

Brush Up on the Basics

Need an overview on this topic? Check out these basic resources:

Audiovisual:

In the Library:

QA 371 D53 volume 1 - 6 Differential equations
QC 21.2 P49 1991 Part 1 -2 Physics
TJ 211 .G74 2006 The great robot race

On-Line:

Printed Circuit Boards : Uses, Design, and Manufacture (free)
Reading a ruler : English and metric measurements

Books:

In the Library:

QA 297 .M4277 2007 MATLAB demystified
QA 371 .K63 2005 Differential equations demystified
T 10.5 .N377 2013 Slide rules : design, build, and archive presentations in engineering and technical fields
T 174.7 .W555 2007 Nanotechnology demystified
TA 145 .M85 2013 Civil engineering : a very short introduction
TA 174 .S552 2011 Parametric Modeling With Creo Parametric 1.0
TA 345 .S585 2013 Engineering computation with MATLAB
TA 403 H34 2014 Materials a very short introduction
TA 635 .B46 2014 Structural engineering a very short introduction
TK 454 .M397 2007 Circuit analysis demystified
TK 5102.9 .M398 2007 Signals and systems demystified

On-Line :

Advanced topics in applied mathematics : for engineering and the physical sciences (on-line book)
Calculus demystified (on-line book)
Complex analysis and differential equations (on-line book)
From research to manuscript : a guide to scientific writing (on-line book)

Finding Books & Media

Books and media in the area of Engineering can be located in the UA library catalog using keywords or subject headings. In addition you can limit your results to Audio Visual materials.
For Example:
    • Dynamics
    • Engineering and dynamics
    • Fluid states
    • Mechanical engineering
    • Mechanical material*
    • Nano technology
    • Statics
    • strains and stresses
    • tunneling
If you cannot locate materials through the UA Library catalog, you can search the OhioLink Central Catalog

View Tip Sheet : Ohiolink Central Catalog

Document Your Sources


The Smucker Learning Center's documents and information
Style Guides in the Library's collection:
Ready Reference LB2369 .G53 2009 MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Ready Reference BF76.7 .P83 2010 Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association